The 13th Warrior

In the first full episode of the new year, Sam shares with Danielle the 1999 Antonio Banderas film The 13th Warrior. When Ahmad, an Arabic poet, is caught canoodling with a courtier's wife, he is exiled in the form of being sent out of his home as an ambassador. An ambassador to where? That doesn't matter, because he immediately hooks up with a band of Vikings who are called on a quest to stop an ancient evil from destroying some other Vikings. Sam doesn't really get it either. The point is, Ahmad will have to learn to get along with his new friends if they're to accomplish their mission. In his journey, Ahmad will get to know the Viking people, more than Sam at least, who still can't remember a single one of their names. Ahmad will find love, hear tales of dragons, and deal with Viking political intrigue, and if you think all of those things aren't immediately discarded by the movie as irrelevant, then this movie will surprise you. Don't worry though, the film has plenty of cave bear-people who love retreating through the mist while hissing to keep things wacky.